Nghe An Industry and Trade Sector: Focusing on solutions to promote economic development
(Baonghean.vn) - During the past term, the activities of the Department of Industry and Trade Party Committee achieved many positive results. The industry's targets have contributed to completing the goals of the Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress. Comrade Tran Thanh Hai - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade, gave an interview to Nghe An Newspaper.
PV:During the 2015 - 2020 term, the Industry and Trade sector has strived to overcome difficulties, successfully fulfilled its assigned political tasks, contributed to the overall success of the province, and created a positive premise for the next term. How do you evaluate the outstanding results in the management work?
Comrade Tran Thanh Hai:During the 2015 - 2020 term, despite facing many difficulties, especially the Covid-19 pandemic which has greatly affected the production and business situation, with the direction and attention of superiors, the close coordination of sectors and levels, especially the business community, the Party Committee and the collective leadership of the sectorIndustry and TradeNghe An has performed well the function of advising on state management; leading and directing the sector to complete the goals and targets set out in the Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress and the Resolution of the Department Party Congress.
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| Leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Department of Industry and Trade visited the booth displaying OCCOP products implemented by the Department. Photo: Thu Huyen |
The Party Committee has also focused on leading cadres and party members to uphold their sense of responsibility, proactively advising the Provincial People's Committee to issue many important policies, mechanisms and strategies, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management; proposing specific and timely solutions to create a favorable environment for socio-economic development. The Department of Industry and Trade has advised the Provincial People's Committee to issue long-term, 5-year and annual plans; important policies, programs and projects in areas under the management of the industry.
PV:Can you tell us some of the industry's outstanding results in the past term?
Comrade Tran Thanh Hai:During the past term, despite many difficulties, especially at the end of the term affected by the epidemic, the value of industrial production grew quite well, in the period 2016 - 2020 it increased by 18.6%, in some years it increased by nearly 20% (target reached 17-18%); increased rapidly from 38,639 billion VND in 2016 to 68,049 billion VND in 2019; estimated to reach 80,000 billion VND in 2020/resolution target of 78,757 billion VND.
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| Comrade Tran Thanh Hai - Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade and the working delegation inspected Hua Na Hydropower Plant. Photo: Thu Huyen |
The internal structure of the industry continues to shift rapidly and in the right direction.Industrial product valueIn 2019, processing and manufacturing accounted for about 70% of the total industrial production value. The beverage industry; construction materials production; high-tech industry; textile industry; mineral exploitation; electricity and water production and distribution all had developments.
Some key products have achieved quite good results compared to the beginning of the term (such as cement, Hoa Sen corrugated iron, beer, milk, textiles, MDF wood, construction bricks of all kinds, electricity, fertilizers...). The small-scale industry and craft villages continue to receive attention and development direction. Up to now, the whole province has 164 craft villages and nearly 450 villages with crafts have been recognized by the province.
For the trade sector, total retail sales of goods increased by an average of 11.8%/year/plan 11-12% (in 2016 it reached 42,702 billion VND, in 2019 it reached 63,400 billion VND, in 2020 it is expected to reach 70,000 billion VND).
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| Produced at Dien Chau garment company. Photo: Thu Huyen |
Total export turnover in the province has grown quite well, from 847.6 million USD in 2016 to 1,145 million USD in 2019, striving to reach 1,200 million USD in 2020, achieving an average growth rate of 11.39%/year; export market expanded to more than 120 countries.
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| Graphics: Lam Tung |
PV:Promoting the achieved results, how will the industry set goals and tasks for the next term, comrade?
Comrade Tran Thanh Hai:In the coming time, the industry will focus on building a clean and strong Party Committee of the Department in conjunction with directing the industry to excellently complete its assigned functions and tasks. The proportion of industry and construction in GDP will increase from 34 - 35% in 2020 to 39 - 40% in 2025. The average industrial growth rate at 2010 constant prices will reach 14-15% per year; by 2025, the industrial production value will reach 165,000 billion VND, making industry a developed economic sector by 2025. Total retail sales of goods will reach 112,000 billion VND, increasing by an average of 11-12% per year. Export turnover will reach 1.765 billion USD, of which the export turnover of goods will reach 1.295 billion USD, increasing by an average of 9.72% per year.
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| Unloading goods at Cua Lo port. Photo: Thu Huyen |
Comrade Tran Thanh Hai:The proposed solution is: Closely follow the Resolution of the Party Congresses at all levels for the 2020 - 2025 term and Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW of the Politburo on the direction and tasks for the development of Nghe An province until 2020 to concretize, develop programs and direct implementation. Carry out well the direction and operation work, advise and propose solutions to remove difficulties for businesses to speed up the progress of investment projects in the province, especially key projects to promote growth rate and structural transformation.
Utilize full capacity of operating processing plants such as beer, milk, hydropower, textile, MDF, cement, Hoa Sen steel...Some key projectsExpected to come into operation: Tan Thang Cement Factory; hydropower projects Song Quang, Nhan Hac, Xong Con, Khe Thoi...; by the end of 2020, there will be 21 hydropower plants in operation with a total capacity of 930.5 MW and projects in VSIP, WHA industrial parks in operation...
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| Product packaging at Hoa Sen Nghe An Steel Factory. Photo: Lam Tung |
Promote the implementation of the campaign "Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese products" in conjunction with developing the domestic market. Actively and proactively enhance trade promotion to exploit and expand export markets and product consumption.
We believe that with a sense of responsibility and exemplary leadership, the Industry and Trade sector will successfully carry out the goals set by the Department's Party Congress, and that every year the Party Committee will successfully and excellently complete its tasks.
PV:Thank you, comrade!
